Desmond Elliot

Desmond Elliot
Born	Desmond Elliot
Occupation	Actor

Desmond Elliot is a Nigerian actor and director,^[1][2] who has starred in over two hundred films and a number of television shows and soap operas.

Early life

Elliot was born to a Yoruba father and an Igbo mother.^[3] Because of this, Elliot has described himself as being a Pan-African.^[4] He received his primary education at Air Force Primary School and later attended St John’s College, both in Jos. In 2003 he graduated from Lagos State University where he studied Economics.^[3]

Career

Elliot was influenced by a friend to become an actor.^[3] He started playing roles in soap operas like Everyday People, One Too Much and Saints and Sinners. He is one of Nollywood's leading actors, having appeared in over two hundred films including Men Who Cheat, Yahoo Millionaire and Atlanta.^[5][6][7] In 2008 Elliot co-produced and co-directed the movie "Reloaded" which received 3 nominations at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2009.^{[8][9][10][11]} In 2009 and 2010, Elliot was nominated for the Best Actor category at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards.^[12] Also in 2010, Elliot has been competing to become the ambassador for the Face of Hope Project, a "volunteer-based non-profit, non-religious, non-political organization established to give hope to the hopeless", in which he will work toward fixing "child illiteracy in Nigeria and Africa at large" if he is the victor.^[13]

Personal life

Elliot is married and has 2 children.^[10] He is involved in public relations for Globacom.^[10][14]

Filmography

Bursting Out (2010)[15] Holding Hope (2010)[15] Nollywood Hustlers (2010)[16] Before the Light (2009)[17] Edikan[17] Final Tussle (2008) (V) Guilty Pleasures (2008)[18] Black Night in South America (2007) A Better Place (2007) Caught-Up (2007) Double Game (2007) Fine Things (2007) Ghetto Queen (2007) Secret Pain (2007) Men Who Cheat (2006) A Time to Love (2007) .... Hank Yahoo Millionaire (2007) .... Jerry Put It on Me (2006) Asunder (2006) Behind the Plot (2006) Divided Attention (2006) Efficacy (2006) Ekaette Extreme Measure (2006) ... Festus Final Point (2006) The Greatest Sacrifice (2006) King of the Town (2006)[19] Love Wins (2006) .... Austin Married to the Enemy (2006) My Little Secret (2006) My Sister My Love (2006) .... Jar Naked Sin (2006) Romeo (2006)

Strange Love (2006) Supremacy (2006) Too Late to Claim (2006) Traumatised (2006) Unbreakable Affair (2006) Up to Me (2006) Without Apology (2006) The Wolves (2006) Zoza (2006) A Night in the Philippines (2005)[20] 2 Face (2005) Behind Closed Doors (2005) The Bet (2005) Broadway (2005) Destiny's Challenge (2005) Flying Without Wings (2005) Fools in Love (2005) Games Women Play (2005) Girls in the Hood (2005) Hold Me Down (2005) It's Juliet or No One (2005) Just Me (2005) The King's Son (2005) Knowing You (2005) Men Do Cry (2005) My Precious Son (2005) My Sister My Child (2005) My Sister's Act (2005) Now & Forever (2005) Orange Groove (2005)

The Price of Love: Life Is Beautiful (2005) Shackles of Death (2005) Wedding Gift (2005) Wheel of Change (2005) Images in the Mirror (2004) .... Deji[21] Above Love (2004) Atlanta (2004) Big Pretenders (2004) Cinderella (2004) Danger Signal (2004) Deep Loss (2004) Died to Save (2004) Discord (2004) For Real (2004) A Kiss from Rose (2004) Lake of Fire (2004) .... Brother Emmanuel Life in New York (2004) Magic Moment (2004)[22] Melody of Life (2004) Missing Angel(2004) Passion of Mind (2004) Power of Trust (2004) Promise & Fail (2004) True Romance (2004) Great Change (2003) Magic Love (2003) My Faithful Friend (2003) Passion & Pain (2003) Tunnel of Love (2003) Fire Love (2002) Jesu Mushin (2002)

Television

• Everyday People (Soap Opera)^[23]
• One Too Much (Soap Opera)^[23]
• Saints and Sinners (Soap Opera)^[23]

References

1. ^ "Desmond Elliot's Rebound Premieres in America". Lagos, Nigeria: National Daily Newspaper. http://nationaldailyngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2297:desmond-elliots-rebound-premieres-in-america&catid=130:trendtainment&Itemid=451. Retrieved 31 July 2010. 
2. ^ Njoku, Benjamin (19 February 2010). "Desmond Elliot for Face of Hope". AllAfrica Global Media (Lagos, Nigeria). http://allafrica.com/stories/201002190902.html. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Onyekaba, Corne-Best (30 September 2005). "Why I run away from women". Daily Sun (Lagos, Nigeria). http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/showtime/2005/sept/30/showtime-30-09-2005-001.htm. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
4. ^ Victor Ofuonye (September 25, 2009). "Movie-Makers Extol President Jammeh's Pan-African Ideals". AllAfrica Global Media. http://allafrica.com/stories/200909250737.html. Retrieved December 1, 2010. 
5. ^ Kerrigan, Finola (2010). Film Marketing (1 ed.). Elsevier Ltd.. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-7506-8683-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=w2vDPMtYBt0C&pg=PA87&dq=%22desmond+elliot%22&hl=en&ei=uab2TIWJL4X94AbM3-2SBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22desmond%20elliot%22&f=false. 
6. ^ Olukole, Ope (11 September 2010). "My Home Suffers A Lot ‘Cos Of My Career -Desmond Elliot". Nigerian Tribune (Ibadan, Nigeria). http://www.tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/entertainment-extra/2005-my-home-suffers-a-lot-cos-of-my-career-desmond-elliot.html. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
7. ^ Clayton, Jonathan (3 April 2010). "Nollywood success puts Nigeria’s film industry in regional spotlight". The Times Online (London, UK: Times Newspapers Ltd). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article7086248.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
8. ^ "AMAA Nominees and Winners 2009". Lagos, Nigeria: African Movie Academy Awards. http://ama-awards.com/amaa-nominees-and-winners-2009. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
9. ^ Salawi, Femi (14 August 2010). "Desmond Elliot". The Nation (Lagos, Nigeria: Vintage Press Limited). http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/sunday-magazine/screen/9547.html. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
10. ^ ^{a b c} "Glo Ambassadors - Desmond Elliot". Globacom. http://www.gloworld.com/gloambassadors.asp. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
11. ^ Njoku, Benjamin (27 November 2009). "Isong, Desmond Elliot, Uche Jombo premiere two movies". The Vanguard (Lagos, Nigeria). http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/11/isong-desmond-elliot-uche-jombo-premiere-two-movies/. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
12. ^ "List of Nominees: Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2010". http://nigeriaentawards.com/nominees.php/. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
13. ^ Benjamin Njoku (February 19, 2010). "Desmond Elliot for Face of Hope". AllAfrica Global Media. http://allafrica.com/stories/201002190902.html. Retrieved December 1, 2010. 
14. ^ Osuagwu, Prince (9 October 2009). "Arguments, doubt, surprises as Glo presents N8m, 21 cars to winners in Lagos". The Vanguard (Lagos, Nigeria). http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/10/arguments-doubt-surprises-as-glo-presents-n8m-21-cars-to-winners-in-lagos/. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
15. ^ ^{a b} Tope Olukole (July 31, 2010). "We Want To Make People Cry And Laugh". Nigerian Tribune. http://www.tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/entertainment-extra/1694-we-want-to-make-people-cry-and-laugh-uche-jombo.html?fontstyle=f-smaller. Retrieved December 1, 2010. 
16. ^ Samuel Olatunji (January 17, 2010). "Isong, Jombo, Elliot shoot N20m movie". Daily Sun. http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/showpiece/2010/jan/17/showpiece-17-01-2010-003.htm. Retrieved December 1, 2010. 
17. ^ ^{a b} "Isong on the march again". AllAfrica Global Media. June 13, 2009. http://allafrica.com/stories/200906171066.html. Retrieved December 1, 2010. 
18. ^ Francis Addo (January 8, 2010). "Desmond Elliot Premieres New Movie In Ghana". Peace FM Online. http://showbiz.peacefmonline.com/movies/201001/36081.php. Retrieved December 1, 2010. 
19. ^ "Review of King of The Town". Modern Ghana News. October 7, 2006. http://www.modernghana.com/print/521/4/review-of-king-of-the-town.html. Retrieved December 1, 2010. 
20. ^ Clemetina Olomu (June 24, 2007). "Did the Zeb Ejiro And Ibinabo Love Story in Phillipine Turn Sour?". AllAfrica Global Media. http://allafrica.com/stories/200706250990.html. Retrieved December 1, 2010. 
21. ^ Tony Erhariefe (March 19, 2005). "Images In The Mirror sets to rule market". Daily Sun. http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/blockbuster/2005/mar/19/blockbuster-19-03-2005-004.htm. Retrieved December 1, 2010. 
22. ^ "My Wife and My Kids are My World - Desmond Elliot". GhanaWeb. January 30, 2009. http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/nigerianfilms/article.php?id=856. Retrieved December 1, 2010. 
23. ^ ^{a b c} "I Eat Right To Keep Fit- Desmond Elliot". Peace FM Online. October 4, 2010. http://showbiz.peacefmonline.com/movies/201010/88312.php. Retrieved December 1, 2010. 

External links

• Desmond Elliot at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Elliot, Desmond
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death